Grizzlies fall 4-3 in series finale at Tahoe | Pro Hockey News

Stateline, Nevada – The Utah Grizzlies lose 4-3 to the Tahoe Knight Monsters on Saturday night in the last of a three-game series at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Utah won two of the three games in the series, defeating Tahoe 19 to 14.

Yaroslav Yevdokimov scored a power-play goal to put Utah on the board 41 seconds into the game. Evan Friesen made it a 2-0 game when he scored his 14^e of the year 9:48 inches. 23 seconds later, John Gelatt scored to give Utah a 3-0 lead. Utah led by 3 goals after one period despite being outshot 17 to 4 for the period and 48 to 19 for the game.

Casey Bailey got Tahoe on the board with 4:11 left in the second period. Utah led 3-1 after two periods. Kevin Walll scored 1:58 into the third period for Tahoe. Bailey tied the game on a power play goal 8:26 into the frame. Bailey scored the game winner and completed the hat trick at 5:51 p.m.

Utah goalie Anson Thornton stopped 32 of 33 shots in the first 39:35 of the game before leaving the game due to a lower-body injury. Dominic Basse stopped 12 of 15 in relief. Tahoe starting goalie Jacob Mucitelli made 1 of 4 saves in the first period. In relief, Jordan Papirny stopped all 15 Utah shots as he put the victory in the net for Tahoe.

The Grizzlies are now 14-12-2 on the road this season. They return to Maverik Center for a Tuesday night battle against the Idaho Steelheads. Tickets are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.

3 stars

1. Casey Bailey (Tahoe) – 3 goals, +2, 7 shots.
2. Kevin Wall (Tahoe) – 1 goal, 2 assists, +2, 5 shots.
3. Jordan Papirny (Tahoe) – 15 of 15 saves.